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the British Empire noun uk /ˌbrɪt.ɪʃ ˈem.paɪər/ us /ˌbrɪt.ɪʃ ˈem.paɪr/ the group of countries that in the past were ruled or controlled by the UK, including Australia, Canada, India, and many parts of Africa大英帝国 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Colonization & self-government acknowledgement of country annex annexation anti-colonial anti-colonialism commonwealth condominium crown colony declare independence decolonization independence Independence Day intercolonial land acknowledgment Nat secede secession self-determination self-governing self-government
Like most empires, the British Empire did bad things and good things. The British Empire was the biggest in the history of the world. The British Empire asks peace and security. The British Empire differs from any other nation or empire which has ever existed. |